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Alumni success stories 2019–2023

Senior Manager of Customer Service, Absa Bank Kenya. Oswald van Rooy (Leap 2021): Promoted to Head of Design & Analysis, Relationship Banking Technology.

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Dennis Lwiindi and Maryjane Mokgethi (Leap 2019): Featured as part of the Leading without titles live stream session on LinkedIn Live in 2021, showcasing how they have lived the Absa Leadership Credo to the full! These two outstanding individuals shared how they nurture and manifest their leadership capacity and Africanacity inside and outside of Absa. Phaustina Faisal (Leap 2019): Promoted to Head of Governance and Control at Absa, Ghana in 2021. Justice Amegashie (Leap 2019): Promoted to Chief Information and Enablement Officer for Absa Bank Ghana in 2022. Neo Mubambe (Leap 2019): Promoted to Country Head of Retail Credit in 2021. Benard Kemboi (Leap 2019): Promoted to Head of Financial Control at Absa Bank Kenya. Hector Chabala (Leap 2019): Promoted to Head of Sales, Absa Zambia in 2022. Vuyiswa Sigwadi (Leap 2021): Promoted to Lead Data Enablement, CIB Analytics. Hannah Gould (Leap 2021): Promoted to Design Director, Design, Digital Channels. Dimple Chetty (Leap 2021): Promoted to Lead Onboarding Markets & Institutions, CIB. Varna Rogbeer (Leap 2021): Promoted to Operations Manager, Retail COO, Absa Bank Mauritius. Jacquiline Mukeku (Leap 2022 ): Promoted to

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Lehlohonolo Mokhema (Transform 2019): Nominated, and successfully appointed, to the main jury of the Financial Times AdFocus Awards for 2020 and 2021. This 20-year forum is recognized as a landmark in the South African marketing and communications landscape. Business Day Live described it as “The jury of the FM AdFocus Awards represents the best of the industry in one room.” Abel Kaseko (Transform 2019): Promoted to Retail Head for Product and Sales at NBC Tanzania. In 2021, Abel At the forefront of the NBC team as they negotiated a three-year deal with Tanzania Football as the title sponsor of the Tanzania Premier League. Shireen Dowlut-Beebeejaun (Transform 2019): Promoted to Head of Wholesale Credit in Mauritius. Tshepo Ncube (Transform 2019): Promoted to Head of International Coverage, CIB (Tshepo also hosted the Power Drive Show on Power FM on 10 in August 2023 as part of the Women’s Month Celebrations). Ajay Angoteea (Transform 2019): Appointed Acting

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